when they had looked round about At first (1) they fell prostrate on their faces (Matthew 17:6; comp. Exodus 3:6; 1 Kings 19:13), then (2) recovering from the shock of the Voice from heaven (Matthew 17:6; comp. Exodus 20:19; Habakkuk 3:2; Habakkuk 3:16; Hebrews 12:19), they (3) suddenly gazed all around them, and saw no man, save Jesus only. "Hinc constat, hunc esse Filium, audiendum, non Mosen, non Eliam." Bengel. "Quæ ex Verbo cœperunt, in Verbo desinunt." S. Ambrose.

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